Shina
Shina | ||
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Spoken in |
Pakistan , India | |
speaker | 320,000 | |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-3 |
scl |
Shina is a Dardic language spoken by 300,000 people in the Gilgit area . The language is divided into many dialects.
Shina is a tonal language that has a middle and a rising tone. In addition, Shina has 34 consonants.
literature
- Georg Buddruss, Almuth Degener: The Meeting Place: Radio Features in the Shina Language of Gilgit by Mohammad Amin Zia. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-447-06673-0
- Almuth Degener, Mohammad Amin Zia (eds.): Shina texts from Gilgit (North Pakistan): Proverbs and materials on popular belief. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2008, ISBN 978-3-447-05648-9